Note that standings only determine seeds for the district tournaments which start next week. The top two teams in Class 5 get a first-round bye. First-round games can be played Thursday, Oct. 25 or Friday, Oct. 26 with the semifinal game Wednesday, Oct. 31 and the district championship Monday, Nov. 5. The champion advances to the state quarterfinal set for Saturday, Nov. 10.

Brian Rosener has been the sports editor for the Daily American Republic in Poplar Bluff, Mo. since December 2001. He was born and raised in St. Louis, where he attended Lindbergh High School and Webster University. He is married to Jennifer, a Poplar Bluff native, has a son Jack, 13, who is a much better runner and swimmer, and a dog named Satchel.